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THE BATTALION Thursday, August 8, 1968
College Station,, Texas
Page 5
Only Grady Allen was lost from
last year’s starting defensive
team and Mike DeNiro latched
onto the spot with tough, quick
eagerness during the spring.
Experience in the battle arena
should make the defense a mite
better next fall.
All of the returning starters
kept their positions during the
spring but they can’t afford to
relax next fall because a group
of young hopefuls are waiting
in the wings to take over.
At the close of spring drills,
DeNiro and Jim Piper were the
ends, Rolf Krueger and Harvey
Aschenbeck the tackles, Lynn
Odom the middle guard, Ivan
Jones the rover, Bill Hobbs and
Buster Adami the linebackers,
Ross Brupbacher and Curley Hall
man the halfbacks and Tommy
Maxwell the safety. Hallman, out
late with a pulled muscle, missed
the spring game.
Behind them were senior let-
termen Jerry Campbell and soph
omore Roy Kirkpatrick at the
ends, sophomores Dale Watts and
Mike Tighe at the tackles, let-
terman Winston Beam at middle
guard despite missing spring
practice because of a knee opera
tion, lettermen Leroy Hauerland
and Lynn Fister at rover, sopho
mores Randy Maddox and Andy
Tewell at linebackers, letterman
Jack Whitmore and sophomore
Dave Elmendorf behind Brup
bacher at one half and letterman
Tom Sooy and squadman John
Turney behind Hallman at the
other. Letterman Arthur Cooley
backs up Maxwell at safety.
Hobbs won all-America honors
last year and was named the best
lineman on the all-Bowl selec
tions. Aschenbeck and Hallman
also made the all-Bowl defen
sive unit. Krueger and Maxwell
were all-SWC choices last year
along with Hobbs.
Despite the many big plays of
last year, the defense has room
to improve on its fifth-place fin
ish in per-game defensive aver
ages in the conference.
PIPER
KRUGER
ODOM
ASHENBECK
DeNIRO
JONES
Read Battalion Classifieds
Team Outlook
For Fall 68
TOP PROSPECTS—There are
a number of solid, proven foot
ball players, all of whom could
improve in 1968. The 10 two-
year starters, all of whom could
qualify as candidates for A&M’s
top players, include Hargett,
Housley, Long, Maxwell, Krue
ger, Hobbs, Aschenbeck, Buck-
man, Hallman and Jones. Others
who are returning starters from
last year’s championship squad
are Adami, Brupbacher, Piper,
Odom, Stegent, Gough and Kovar.
TOP SOPHOMORES—On the
basis of performances during
spring training, DeNiro, Stall
ings, Parker and Fields would
have to be grouped at the top
because they were the only ones
finishing on starting teams. But,
there were others who were ag
gressive, dedicated and promis
ing in the spring. They include
Gruben, Lightfoot, Stinson, Rea
gan, Stansberry, Weaver, Black
and Kelly on offense and Watts,
Tighe, Kirkpatrick, Maddox, Te
well and Elmendorf on defense.
POSITION CHANGES—Among
returning varsity players, there
were very few. Caswell moved
from center to weak tackle and
Stallings, a redshirt, also moved
from center to weak guard.
Some of the sophomores-to-be
were shifted from spots they
played as freshmen.
KICKING—Punter Steve O’
Neal, a quality kicker, carries
splendid credentials into his sen
ior season. As a sophomore he
averaged 42.3 yards on 81 punts.
Place-kicker Charlie Riggs boot
ed 15 of 18 extra points last year
and made good on 8 of 10 field
goal attempts.
PASSING—Hargett is among
the top passers in the nation.
He holds virtually all of A&M’s
school records for passing.
RECEIVING—Experienced and
adequate. Stegent, Long, Max
well Buckman, Harris, Housley
and Adams last year combined
for 93 catches for 1,482 yards
and 15 touchdowns.
RUNNING—Stegent and Hous
ley are quality runners but their
ultimate success may depend
largely on the development of
adequate blocking in the offen
sive line.
HOBBS
ADAMI
BRUPBACKER
HALLMAN
MAXWELL
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